Page 24 of Crave: A Reverse Harem Romance

“Yeah, I did. I know you look down on that as unprofessional or whatever, but I couldn’t help myself, man. She is so damn stunning. I mean, you saw her. And she was seriously throwing herself at me.”

“No, no, I have no problem with it at all,” Ryker responded. “I know how you and your brother operate.”

I could tell he was trying to be diplomatic, but truth be told, it did seem like he minded. Like maybe there was even a hint of jealousy in his voice.

But why would Ryker care? He didn’t seem like the jealous type.

Even if he was the jealous type, he didn’t hook up with the women at the club. He just… didn’t.

And I knew he genuinely didn’t give a damn that we did. So I simply didn’t have an explanation for why he’d be bothered at all.

I was good at reading people, though. And he definitely was bothered.

I had nearly forgotten why I’d come upstairs in the first place, but there was really no way I could use the bathroom right now. If I did, they would probably know I had overheard them. Nah, I’d come back in a few minutes. I just sent the elevator back to the first floor again and went down.

Damn, I was glad I did. Because as soon as I got a glimpse of the dance floor, I realized she was here.

I don’t know how I knew it was her so quickly. I mean, of course she and her redheaded friend were a little off to the side away from the crowd, only dancing together, so that was my first hint.

But something about the way she’d been described… I could see what they meant about the nerdy, sexy thing. Fuck, she was hot. Like… really fucking hot.

I could see their point. I hooked up with some damn good-looking women, but holy shit, she could be a fucking beauty queen. I was already half-hard just looking at her.

The way she was dancing, too… damn.

I immediately went back up to the elevator and walked straight out to where I’d heard Ryker and Axel a moment before.

“You guys, she’s fucking here.”

“Who?” my brother asked stupidly.

“Who the fuck do you think? The girl!” I jerked my head back toward the elevator. “The hot one. She’s here with her redheaded friend.”

They piled back into the elevator with me, both eager—maybe a little too eager—to come downstairs with me to see her.

I mean, I could see why Axel would be into her… but Ryker? I had to admit that I was surprised by his obvious enthusiasm. It really caught me off guard.

Then again, could I blame him? He was only a man.

And that girl was a whole fucking snack.

She was still dancing with her friend when we got back downstairs, but the dance floor had filled up in the meantime. They were just another part of the crowd now, no longer standing off to the side.

Not that it mattered. I would have been able to spot that chick anywhere, in any crowd.

The packed dance floor definitely worked in my favor. I could much more easily slide in and dance with her.

“I’m going in,” I told both the boys before making my way to the floor.

“Hey, wait a second—” Axel said quickly, immediately following me.

I expected that. Axel tended to get a little attached to women he slept with, unlike me. He wouldn’t ever admit to it, but he totally did. He wasn’t a natural one-and-done type of guy.

What I hadn’t expected was for Ryker to follow as well. But there we were, all three of us moving in on this woman.

She seemed a little tipsy, moving wildly next to her friend on the floor. When she turned around and saw all three of us now dancing next to her, she seemed pretty surprised.

But definitely not unhappy.

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